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Page 24 (Continued from page 23) Creative Wisconsin when the poems were published, the information requested was found and relayed to Mrs. Hellrung. Libbie wrote: "Believe it or not, I am a charter (1948) member of WRWA and, as a board member, made the motion to change our name from "Rural" to "Regional." Bob Gard and Al Nelson were old friends!" ANOTHER HONORARY LIFETIME MEMBER, Sharen Neumann Kaatz, writes: "Starting in 1987 I served WRWA as Club Liaison [now served by Earle Garber] for many years. I was the contact for new members and clubs. I served WRWA for eight years on the board of directors and planned and directed two WRWA conferences—back when the local club was responsible for the entire conference—speakers, food, hall, help, and all. I formed a writer's club in Eau Claire which produced two other WRWA board members. After my eighth year Bill Bottoms was elected, followed by Rev. Bill Heins. I think you will find me in the WRWA history booklet." YOU SEE, FOLKS, "talking" to WRWA members like this is just one of the intangible rewards of being your membership chair. # The WRWA Book List Pathways Through Life - Writers & Artists from the Lowell Center, 2005, $15, lschill@lowellcenter.org or mail to Lowell Center 220 Third Avenue South, Wisc.Rapids 54495; 34 short life stories, 15 paintings; their lives and skills. Deb Baker, Murder Passes the Buck, $12.95, Midnight Ink, www.debbakerbooks.com Hilarious romp in the Michigan back woods. First of the Yooper mystery series, featuring 66-year-old Gertie Johnson. Deb Baker, Dolled Up for Murder, $6.95, Berkley Prime Crime, www.debbakerbooks.com Death on Phoenix’s Camelback Mountain and an expensive French fashion doll add up to murder. Ludmilla Bollow, DR. ZASTRO’S SANITARIUM—for the Ailments of Women, $16, Behler Publishing, bollow@earthlink.net A novel—reviewed in Pub Weekly and Midwest Books. Ludmilla Bollow, IN THE RESTROOM AT ROSENBLOOMS, $8, bollow@earthlink.net A play, an hilarious comedy, numerous productions and reviews. Mary T. Carlson, Journey from Cornwall, 2000, 272 pages, $5.00 from englishmary@charter.net or Box 214, Abbotsford, WI 54405 A novel about two families, Cornish immigrants to Wisconsin and an English family in World War II. John Manesis, With All My Breath: Selected Poems, 2003, 109 pages, $13.00, or CD at $10, Jmanesis@earthlink.net Portraits and insightful treasures invite the reader on an alluring nostalgic trek with humor and poignancy. John J. Mutter, Jr., To Slay a Giant, 2000, 6 x 9 in., 176 pages, paperback, $20.20, www.burstonellc.com. The Fight to Protect the Wolf River From the Proposed Crandon Copper Mine. A lengthy battle, that we won! Burnette V. Mutter, The Hobo Poet, 2001, 6 x 9 in., 96 pages, paperback, $15.70, www.burstonellc.com. Poetry about the seasons, life, childhood fantasy, holidays, nostalgia. There's something for everyone. John Mutter, Jr., Out in the Country, 2005, 8 ½ x 11 in., 96 pages, paperback, $16.15, www.burstonellc.com. 33 stories about nature and rural living, including 3 award winners. Animals, trees, and life experiences. Dan Ritter, a.k.a., God, 2005, 157 pages, $17.84, www.xlibris.com/ritter The Old Testament is great literature; as religious premise it is counterproductive. James P. Roberts, Darkling I Listen, and for Many a Time...and Other Imaginations, 2005, $15 paperback, $30 hard cover. 23 science fiction/fantasy/horror tales. Orders to James P. Roberts, 324 Kedzie St., Madison, WI 53704, or jrob52162@aol.com. Shirley J. Starck, Gabrielle’s Gamble, 2005, 95 pages, $12.00, shirlee@cvol.net - 12-year-old Gabrielle leaves parents and Germany behind in 1860, seeks better life in Wisconsin, encounters challenges, finds adventure. Jean Willett, DEAR MOM, or Why Raising Four Boys Was Neither Boring nor Monotonous, 2005, 472 pages, $21.88, dannjean@sbcglobal.net. Humorous with universal appeal to all generations Billie Williams, Watch for the Raven, 2005, 151 pages, $12.95, www.billiewilliams.com 1853 Colorado, Indian friend/enemy hauls 15-year-old hurt boy to Indian cap. Survival adventure begins. Billie Williams, Skull Music, 2005, 289 pages, $14.95 print, www.billiewilliams.com Love/obsession, Scientific experiment/medical breakthrough, insurance fraud/espionage; a bizarre mystery. Billie Williams, Purple Haze, 2005, 214 pages, $ 5.99 electronic only, www.billiewilliams.com Can twisted serial killer murders be solved before another dies Only clues: feather, froth, and haze, all purple. A one-time listing costs $5, but $10 will get up to three books listed in every edition for a full year. Send your listings to the Editor via e-mail or letter. Make checks out to WRWA, Inc. Cost must include shipping. Contact may be a web site, your e-mail or regular mail address, or your phone number. Each line may be no more than 115 characters, including spaces and punctuation. #
How To Send Blind Copy E-mail Messages by Cary Fellman Like me, occasionally you receive a Cc: (carbon copy) e- mail with a whole bunch of e-mail addresses in the “To” box. This means your e-mail address is included within the group and has been made visible to everyone on the list. This is both bad and good. Why bad Because my e-mail address is available to all those people without my permission. Why good I now have the e-mail address of everyone else on the list. That could be useful to me when my books are published and I”m doing an e-mail advertisement. Would it be ethical for me to use that information I”m not sure! But I’m collecting addresses like mad. When I send the same e-mail to a bunch of people, I send blind carbon copies (Bcc), thereby protecting other people’s e- mail addresses. Here is the step-by-step process I use so you can do it, too, whenever you wish. I use Microsoft Outlook Express provided by Compaq. Your system may be different, but will be similar. It takes some time so, if you have limited Internet minutes, you can do this work off line. Get to your “read mail”, then click on “create mail.” When “create mail” box pops up, click on Cc: (carbon copy). You will then see Bcc: (blind carbon copy). Click on the Bcc. Your e-mail address list of names will pop up. Highlight a name and click on Bcc: and that name will appear in the Bcc: box. Keep doing that until all names you want to include are entered. Click OK and the names will appear in the Bcc: line of your e- mail so you can check to see if you’ve included everyone that you want to send the message to. But only the specific receiver’s name will appear on each individual e-mail sent. If you regularly send e-mails to a certain group of names, another way to do the above is to create a group list. Here’s how: Click on Addresses. When the address window pops up, click on “new.” Chose “new group” and type whatever “group name” you wish to use in the offered box, then click on “select members.” “Members” list pops up. Highlight a name you want on the group list and click “select.” Do this, one at a time, for each name to be included. When the list is complete, click O.K. The group list will pop up. If complete, click O.K. The group name, in bold, will be on your e-mail address list. When you want to send a Bcc:, click Cc: on the e-mail you are writing. A “select recipients” box will pop up. Type in the group name or scroll down to the group name, highlight it and click Bcc: and then O.K. This brings you back to the “create” e-mail box where the name will appear in the Bcc: line. This many seem complicated, but give it a try. And, if you don”t know who I am, and your spam blocker doesn’t trash me, and my e-mail tells you about my new book, please send money with your order. # Page 25 Book Reviews by Pat Fitzgerald Stark Knight, by J.R. Turner. Sara Stark and Drake Knight combine forces in this thriller to save America from nuclear disaster. They seek the fortress of Victor Acosta, who possesses the weapon to wreak havoc on the United States. Acosta is also responsible for the death of Sara’s father, making their mission both an act of patriotism and personal. If that’s not personal enough, Sara and Drake must confront their ever-growing sexual attraction, a situation complicated by the fact Drake once considered Sara “a sister to him, but no blood relation.” J. R. Turner keeps the action flying and tension flowing to her novel’s last seconds. Stark Knight is available through Echelon Press at Turner’s web site: www.jennifer-turner.com Innocent People, by Linda Jamilah Kolocotronis. Sadia Abdullah watches the September 11th attacks “on the couch in my living room, in my small Midwestern town,” but the disaster affects Sadia differently than most Midwesterners. She, her husband, Salahuddin, and their five sons are Muslim. The boys’ Islamic school temporarily shuts down due to threats. Salahuddin’s restaurant also suffers threats. Fearing being mistaken for a terrorist rather than a loyal United States citizen, Sadia contemplates leaving her home minus the scarf she’s worn since accepting the Islamic faith. But Sadia manages to handle 9-11's aftermath with dignity and the quiet humor of a loving wife and mother. Ms. Kolocotronis has written a compelling story of a family’s love for one another and how they cope, grow and move forward during a disrupting time for all Americans. Innocent People may be purchased through http:// jamilahkolocotronis.writerswebpages.com. #
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Page 5 and 6: Page 5 WRWA Online Discussion Forum
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Page 9 and 10: Shawano Area Writers (SAW): John J.
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Page 17 and 18: Page 17 Midnight Musings by Bill Ne
Page 19 and 20: Board Decisions and Actions by Boyd
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